July 4th HDR

[calledthestig]

This is a shot from the spot where we were sitting on the beach for the fireworks on the 4th. I am probably going to get this printed for my wall as well. Composed of three shots (-2, 0, 2) in Photomatix.

Let me know what you think.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3698701895_913fa1521d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calledthestig/3696178072/)

[Robert_Lay]

Ohh! It's beautiful - too bad that the world was sitting at an angle on this day!

But your HDR work is very commendable.

[DerekSimon]

Nice work with the HDR process. The tilt is slightly distracting but works overall.

[calledthestig]

Thanks for the comments -- I am going to try and straighten it out the best I can.

I don't really mind the angle -- guess the tripod in the sand wasn't as straight as I thought.

[lindsaytblum]

+3 for fixing the slight tilt. It's really beautiful!!

[michelgauthierdesign]

fix the tilt and print!

[calledthestig]

I will straighten it tonight and post a revised version. I can't believe I didn't notice that when I was editing.

Thanks for all the kind words though!

[calledthestig]

Straightened out based on the horizon in Photoshop and a tiny bit of sharpening. What do you think now?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3696178072_88cb62f24f_o.jpg

[Robert_Lay]

It's fine now!

[2ean]

I definitely like the straightened out version!

[Berrygood17]

very nice

[GorgeShooter]

The rotated version is better, but I think the rule of 3rds would provide a better comp (less foreground...more sky).

[calledthestig]

The rotated version is better, but I think the rule of 3rds would provide a better comp (less foreground...more sky).

I sorta like the detail in the sand vs the sky. If the sand were boring then I would prob have removed some of it, but the sand grabbed my interest.